--- coreutils-5.2.1.orig/src/copy.c	2005-09-19 00:35:32.000000000 +0200
+++ coreutils-5.2.1/src/copy.c	2005-09-19 00:34:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -1411,7 +1411,15 @@
 	}
     }
 #endif
+/* According to POSIX.1-2001, a call to link() should dereference symlinks. cp 
+   called with the --no-dereference argument should not. */
+#ifdef LINK_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS
+  /* For kernels that do not follow POSIX, don't call link() and make a copy. */
+  else if (x->hard_link && !(S_ISLNK (src_mode) && x->dereference == DEREF_NEVER))
+#else
+  /* For kernels that follow POSIX, use link() in all cases. */
   else if (x->hard_link)
+#endif
     {
       preserve_metadata = 0;
       if (link (src_path, dst_path))